Where does “titi” come from?

titi (Old Javanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taytay, from Proto-Austronesian taytay — bridge.

titi (Old Javanese): footbridge

Definitions

  1. footbridge

Ancestry of “titi”, step by step

titi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taytay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaytaybridge
2Proto-Austronesiantaytaybridge

via Pali nīti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palinītilaw, guidance
2Sanskritनीतिleading, bringing, guidance; conduct, behaviour;...

Words derived from “titi”

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